A Romney adviser said the presidential nominee found Eastwood’s routine funny, but other Republicans worried it disrupted the flow of the final night at the national convention.

“I personally think Clint Eastwood was a mistake before he came out,” former California Senate candidate Carly Fiorina said Sunday on Meet the Press.

Speaking on the same show, former presidential candidate Newt Gingrich called the performance “a distraction.”

“I think in the long run it’s almost irrelevant. But it’s the sort of bump that gives everything something to tweet about, and it provides lots of fodder,” Gingrich said. ”On the other hand, if you’re Mitt Romney and your choice is to have Saturday Night Live decide to pick on Clint Eastwood or pick on you, I think– I think I’d give them Clint Eastwood for every night for the rest of the campaign.”